[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 6.3.238.p27 # Skandapurana 6.3.238.p27 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.238.p27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.238.p27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.238.p27) 26 jāleśvarotpattikathanamāhātmyavarṇane bāṇāsurādyasurapīḍiteṣu sendrādideveṣu brahmāṇaṃ viṣṇuṃ prati ca śaraṇagamanam, tataśca sabrahmaṇā viṣṇunā sārdhaṃ sarveṣāṃ devānāṃ kailāsa āgamanam, tatra sarvairdevarṣibhirmaheśvarastavanam, śivājñayā nāradasya bāṇāsurasamīpa āgamanam; bāṇāsuravacanānnāradasya bāṇāṃtaḥpure bāṇadārāndraṣṭukāmasya praveśaḥ, bāṇastriyā pṛṣṭena nāradena tāṃ prati madhūkatṛtīyāvratasnānadānādiphala māhātmyakathanam ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 1 > 26. In the narrative of the origin and description of the māhātmya of Jāleśvara: when the gods, led by Indra, were afflicted by asuras such as Bāṇāsura, their taking refuge with Brahmā and Viṣṇu; then the arrival of all the gods at Kailāsa together with Viṣṇu and Brahmā; there, all the divine seers praising Maheśvara; by Śiva's command, Nārada's arrival near Bāṇāsura; at Bāṇāsura's word, Nārada's entrance into Bāṇa's inner quarters, wishing to see Bāṇa's wives; when questioned by Bāṇa's wife, Nārada's recounting to her the māhātmya and fruits of the Madhūkatṛtīyā observance, ritual ablution, gifting, and other rites. 200 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.238.p26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.238.p26) - [Next: 6.3.238.p28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.238.p28) - [Up: 6.3.238](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.238) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.238.p27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.238.p27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.238.p27) · Pramāṇa